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HIGH SIERRA: UNSETTLED WEATHER : Storms and Convict Canyon Hike ~ Oct 3-6, 2018(28) images

After Starlight I took my normal 3 days of rest, but as that came to an end 3-4 days of stormy weather arrived. I finally got a good day on Oct 5th and decided on a trip up Convict Canyon to Mildred and Dorothy Lakes. The extra effort to get up to the Dorothy lake is worth the effort as the view really opens up. The view of the north side of Red Slate and its appealling couloir is much better too. Even after all the rain, the notorious stream crossing at the old washed out bridge was quite casual. The trail itself may soon be a thing of the past as weather events have done tons of damage to what is a problematic trail to begin with. Still a fine day and well worth the effort.  

STORM CLOUDS SWIRLING AROUND THE HORNS ON MT WILLIAMSON

CLOUDY SUNRISE FROM ONION VALLEY ROAD

CLOUDY SUNRISE AND LONE PINE PEAK FROM ONION VALLEY ROAD

AFTERNOON STORM CLOUDS AS FRONT INTENSIFIES

HEAVY RAIN POURS FORTH OVER THE SIERRA CREST SEEN FROM THE ONION VALLEY ROAD

CLEAR SUNRISE ON OCTOBER 4TH

EARLY MORNING VIEW FROM FOOTHILLS DRIVER

LOTS OF NEW SNOW ON DADE AND ABBOT

CLEAR MORNING START TO THE RUGGED HIKE UP CONVICE CANYON

AT THE END OF THE EASY PART

DRAMATIC GEOLOGY AS THE TRAIL MOVES PAST MT LAUREL

HUGE SCREE CROSSING THAT POURED OUT OF THE OBVIOUS CHUTE IN THIS IMAGE

THE NOT SO CHALLENGING CROSSING OF CONVICT CREEK AT THE OLD WASHED OUT BRIDGE

THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG SECTION OF SIDE HILLING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CANYON.

GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE SIDE HILLING THAT GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE LAKES IN THE UPPER CANYON

LOTS OF NEW SNOW ON RED SLATE MT AS SEEN FROM DOROTHY LAKE

STARTING THE DESCENT BACK TO MILDRED LAKE

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE COMPLICATED GEOLOGY IN THIS PART OF THE SIERRA

MT BALDWIN AS SEEN FROM THE DESCENT TO MILDRED LAKE

ANOTHER VIEW OF MT BALDWIN AND THE FLAT VALLEY WHERE THAT LAKE MILDRED OCCUPIES

THE OUTLET STREAM FROM LAKE MILDRED

STARTING THE LONG SECTION OF SIDE HILLING ON THE WAY DOWN

FOUNDATION BLOCKS FROM THE LONG AGO WASHED OUT BRIDGE OVER CONVICE CREEK

LOOKING BACK UP CANYON FROM THE EASY WALKING ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF CONVICT LAKE

LATE AFTERNOON VIEW OF MT MORRISON AND CONVICT LAKE

STORMY MORNING VIEW FROM MCGEE CREEK ROAD

FALL COLOR MCGEE CREEK ROAD

CROWLEY LAKD AND LONG VALLEY FROM MCGEE CREEK ROAD


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